750ml 2006 bottle consumed for Thanksgiving 2008. Pours an effervescent golden with a head of mixed-size white bubbles. The aroma is really fantastic with some fruit, like apples and pears with a touch of funkiness to it. The flavor reveals some of the grassy hoppiness and more of the fruit character. Nice carbonation... really a fantastic beer that I am going to look for again and again.

750 ml bottle bought many days ago in Sams in Chicago. Pours a bright orange color with a thick and bubbly white head. The aroma is awesome; some spices and yeast, but the dominant aroma is dried and pungent apples and lots of pears. Very nice. The taste is very nice also; a fizzy and lively mix of yeast, apples, light spices, some citrus and pear, and a slightly dry finish. Very nice. I enjoyed this one a lot, especially the aroma.

Pours hazy gold, with minimal head. Smell is bretts, funky farmhouse, pears and citrus. Smells sour even! Flavor is strangely cheesey - but more in a gorgonzola type flavor than an isolveric cheesiness. Lots of musty notes in this one.

Tasting at the McBackus Backyard Bash. Thanks to Solan for this 5 year old gem! Cloudy dark yellow gold pour. Aroma is pepper, grapefruit and a pungent sourness all blending seamlessly together, not overpowering, but more intoxicating than anything. Smooth sweet citrus taste with hints of floral herbs and little bits of peppery spice on the finish. Everything is just working with this beer and is exactly what you are looking for when you buy a bottle with the word Saison on it. Awesome.

What a beer! Pours hazy gold, minimal head, slightly fizzy, nice lacing. Aroma of grape juice, hay and grass. Flavor is nice and understated... nice spice at the end. Smooth drinking, medium to light body, absolutely perfect saison... went great with my lunch of salami, cheese and fruit.